I can't boil an egg

[Slow.Patrol]

Not without stinking the house out.

I fancied an egg salad for tea. I boiled two eggs for 12 minutes and then plunged them into cold water, cracking the shells.

I left them to sit to cook down, and now the house stinks.

The eggs were bought on Wednesday from Tesco.

[normalbloke]

Leave the shell on…
10 mins for a hard boiled egg.

[Stu R]

If you have an instant pot google the 5-5-5 method. It's flawless every time.

[Mammasaid]

normalbloke said:

Leave the shell on
10 mins for a hard boiled egg.

5 for soft boiled.

[Bill]

Mammasaid said:

normalbloke said:

Leave the shell on
10 mins for a hard boiled egg.

5 for soft boiled.

Think this needs more description!! Assume this is putting the egg into already boiling water?? I put them in cold water and bring to the boil and cook for 3 mins for soft, 5 for hard. Overcook a boiled egg and the yolk goes black around the outside.

[normalbloke]

Bill said:

Mammasaid said:

normalbloke said:

Leave the shell on
10 mins for a hard boiled egg.

5 for soft boiled.

Think this needs more description!! Assume this is putting the egg into already boiling water?? I put them in cold water and bring to the boil and cook for 3 mins for soft, 5 for hard. Overcook a boiled egg and the yolk goes black around the outside.

Boil the water, then eggs in,10 mins for hard boiled with a non overdone yolk. Timing it from boiling removes the variables of how effective your cooking setup is.

[loughran]

normalbloke said:

Bill said:

Mammasaid said:

normalbloke said:

Leave the shell on
10 mins for a hard boiled egg.

5 for soft boiled.

Think this needs more description!! Assume this is putting the egg into already boiling water?? I put them in cold water and bring to the boil and cook for 3 mins for soft, 5 for hard. Overcook a boiled egg and the yolk goes black around the outside.

Boil the water, then eggs in,10 mins for hard boiled with a non overdone yolk. Timing it from boiling removes the variables of how effective your cooking setup is.

I find fresh eggs into boiling water is too much of a thermal shock. Shells cracks and the white spills out.

Fresh eggs into hot tap water brought to a slow boil for 12 minutes.

Same for soft boiled eggs but 6 minutes.

[richhead]

never put an egg in boiling water, it can crack, my method is egg in cold tap water, then on hob until not quite boiling, time 3 mins for runny yolk 5 for hard

[normalbloke]

richhead said:

never put an egg in boiling water, it can crack, my method is egg in cold tap water, then on hob until not quite boiling, time 3 mins for runny yolk 5 for hard

It’s strange isn’t it. I’ve only ever put them straight into boiling. Using a large serving spoon to lower them in. I usually do a batch of 12. I’d say if I did 10 batches,I might get 3 or 4 cracks out of that lot. Anyway, I’m pleased we’ve all come up with, and agreed a definitive to put the O/Ps mind at rest!

[kevinon]

I like a v soft boil.

This really helps me.

The good benefit is that the starting temperature doesn't matter. That said, I'd not chance hot hot water as a stating temp

[Soloman Dodd]

An egg is soft boiled in 3 minutes, hard boiled in 4.

12 minutes and you can use them as a squash ball.